The document discusses the differences between federal and state governments in the United States. It explains that the federal government was created by the Constitution to have balanced powers between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Some exclusive federal powers include printing money, declaring war, and regulating interstate commerce. State governments have exclusive powers such as issuing licenses, conducting local elections, and providing public health and safety. Both levels of government share some powers like setting up courts and taxation. When state and federal laws overlap, the federal government typically has supremacy and the Supreme Court can make final decisions on jurisdictional issues between the levels of government.

1. Federal Vs.
State
Governments
Krista Fluty
GOVT201-1503B-06
Donald Pratl
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When the United States created the Federal Government structure at the
constitutional convention in 1787 with the separation of powers in mind.
The delegates wanted to make sure the Federal government had enough
power so that we could never be put in the situation of ever being ruled
again by another king, dictator or tyrant. So they did this by separating the
Federal government into three equally powerful parts. Which are the
Legislative, Executive and the Judicial branches. The Legislative branch
was established by Article one of the United States Constitution to create
laws. It is made up of congress which is made up of two elected bodies.
Which are the Senate and The House of Representatives. Their main
function is to write and pass bills some examples would be domestic and
international trade laws, tax laws, and declarations of war. Article one
section seven- Legislation: bills and resolutions clause one specifies
distinct power to the House of Representatives for raising revenue
allowing that the senate may propose or agree with the amendments as on
other bills. Article one section eight delegates the powers of congress.
Article one section eight clause three also known as the “Elastic Clause”
because it provides for implied congressional powers. What powers are
extended to the states government? Both the Federal and state
governments have certain exclusive and shared powers, it is also known as
Federalism. Some of the powers that the state government has are issuing
licenses, conducting local elections, regulating interstate commerce and
providing public health and safety. Some of the powers that the Federal
government have are printing money, declaring war, establishing an army
or navy, regulate interstate commerce and establishing post offices. Some
of the shared powers the state and federal government have are setting up
courts, creating and collecting taxes, barrowing money and building
highways. Sometimes the state and federal governments have issues in
defining who an exclusive power belongs too. For example states will
sometimes make a law that is related to an exclusive federal power such as
making the use of medical marijuana legal in a state. Even though
marijuana is federally regulated because the federal government has an
exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce example ”goods moving
from state to state” when these types of issues arise the courts may make
the final decision. Which government has power when the laws overlap?
The federal government has become more powerful as the supreme
authority of all states in America in cases that are similar. The Judicial
Article section two says that in all cases in which a state shall be party, the

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Supreme Court shall have both original and appellate jurisdiction both as
to law and fact. Under regulations that congress make.
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